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Dean Moxey signs for Exeter City

Dean Moxey has rejoined Exeter City following an eight-year absence from St James Park.

Dean, born in Exeter, broke into the Grecians first team in October 2003 and played around 200 games for the club as City gained promotion from the Football Conference to League One.

However, in the summer of 2009 he left to join Championship side Derby County, before gaining promotion to the Premier League with Crystal Palace in 2013. He left the Eagles in 2014 for a three-year spell at Bolton Wanderers.

However, after his contract expired at the Macron Stadium, Dean admits to...

Police and partners tackle Dartmoor driving offences

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 06/27/2017 - 12:49pm

On Saturday 24 June, a large scale Special Constabulary led policing operation took place on Dartmoor National Park to help combat the causes of fatal and serious injury collisions, to help promote road safety by delivering ‘The Honest Truth’ campaign, and to proactively disrupt criminality.

As part of the Operational Alliance with Dorset, Devon and Cornwall Police with support from Dartmoor National Park, Trading Standards, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue, and HMRC Road Fuels Team have conducted Operation Granite to combat the ‘fatal five’ which is excess speed, distraction,...

Budleigh Salterton Male Voice Choir Concert in support of Devon Air Ambulance

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 06/27/2017 - 11:47am

Budleigh Salterton Male Voice Choir (BSMVC) will support Devon Air Ambulance (DAA) in celebration of their 25th year of service with a gala concert at Exeter Cathedral this summer. The concert, at 7:30pm on Saturday 5th August, will feature BSMVC, directed by Michael Graham, performing a mixture of popular and traditional songs from their wide repertoire, set to entertain a broad audience. The concert will feature special guests Tim Mirfin, Bass, and Iryna Ilnytska, Mezzo Soprano, both of whom have appeared in concerts and operas around the world, and David Davies, previously Assistant...

Exeter City Futsal team reach national finals

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 06/27/2017 - 8:18am

A group of Exeter students aged 17-19 from the Exeter City Football In The Community BTEC Sport programme travelled a total of 286 miles to participate in the ever growing, EFL Futsal National finals.

Expectations were high as Exeter teams had previously performed well with the Express & Echo awarding their prestigious “Team of the Year “accolade for winning the competition last year.

The Grecian youngsters were one of 40 teams involved in this year’s competition and were placed in the South West qualifier group with seven other teams from the region including Plymouth...

Sidmouth Play Festival opens

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 06/27/2017 - 7:02am

Paul Taylor Mills is delighted to announce The Summer Paly Festival 2017, bringing weekly rep to The Manor Pavilion Theatre with one company presenting a season of twelve classic revivals from Thursday 22 June to Friday 22 September 2017.

Paul said: "It's hard to find the right way to explain how privileged I feel to be presenting our fifth season of plays at The Manor Pavilion Theatre. I am utterly overwhelmed with the reception we have received both locally and across the country and am proud that we are the last standing weekly play season in the entire country. The season...

Open day brings benefits of renting in retirement in Exeter

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 06/27/2017 - 3:27am

Girlings Retirement Rentals, the UK’s market leader in retirement rentals, is hosting an open day at Homecourt House in Exeter, Devon on Wednesday 5 July to welcome over 55s interested in renting one of three one-bedroom apartments, in one of the most desirable retirement destinations in the UK. Exeter has been named one of the top 20 places to live in the UK. This vibrant city with its stunning Cathedral, great restaurants and fast connections to London is also surrounded by beautiful countryside and close to seaside resorts on East Devon’s World Heritage Listed coastline. Doors will open...

Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival

Event Date: 
13/09/2017 - 12:00pm to 16/09/2017 - 5:00pm
Venue: 
Budleign Salterton

The line-up of best-selling authors and budding literary stars for the annual Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival has been announced.

Now in its ninth year, the themes of the 2017 Festival will be nature, wildlife and history, including family history and memoir. There will also be magical events for children to help mark the 20th anniversary of the first Harry Potter book.

The opening day of the Festival on 13th September will include an “in-conversation” event with Festival President, Dame Hilary Mantel MBE, who’s eagerly anticipated final book in her Cromwell trilogy is...

Sidmouth Play Festival

Event Date: 
22/06/2017 - 8:00pm to 22/09/2017 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Manor Pavilion Theatre, Manor Road, Sidmouth

The Summer Paly Festival brings weekly rep to The Manor Pavilion Theatre with one company presenting a season of twelve classic revivals:

CAUGHT IN THE NET By Ray Cooney Thursday 22 - Wednesday 28 June 2017

MURDER IN COMPANY By Philip King and John Boland Thursday 29 June - Wednesday 5 July 2017

THE ODD COUPLE By Neil Simon Thursday 6 - Wednesday 12 July 2017

LADIES IN LAVENDER By Shaun McKenna Thursday 13 - Wednesday 19 July 2017

DIAL M FOR MURDER By Frederick Knott Thurs 20 - Wednesday 26 July 2017

WUTHERING HEIGHTS By Emily Bronte Thursday...

Comedy of Errors

Event Date: 
20/07/2017 - 7:30pm to 30/07/2017 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Rougemont Gardens, Eeter

Exeter Northcott Theatre is proud to present a brand-new adaptation of William Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors.

The production will open at Exeter’s Rougemont Gardens before touring to Knackershole Barn in Dulverton and Torre Abbey in Torquay.

Directed by Metta Theatre’s Poppy Burton-Morgan, the production will feature a cast of recent graduates including Martin Bassindale (Antipholus of Syracuse), Katriona Brown (Ring Mistress), Ella Dunlop (Dromio of Ephesus), Grace Hussey (Dromio of Syracuse), Lucy Rothwell (Luciana), Jennifer Ruth-Adams (Adriana), Tanwyn Smith-Meek (...

Local adoption charity launches the Atrium

Families for Children, local adoption agency and charitable trust, were joined by patron and adoptee Michael Caines, MBE, to officially launch their new Centre for Adoption Support, the Atrium.

The launch, which was hosted by Lucy and Jim Fisher at Exeter Cookery School, welcomed guests from local authorities, adopted families, funders of the project and service users. They heard how the new look service will enable the Charity to provide vital new adoption support services in the region.

Michael says: “I have experienced first-hand the support of this charity in...

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